Richard Tettamant
Administrator

Richard Tettamant has held the position of Administrator of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System since 1993. He also served as Assistant Administrator of the Pension System for eight years. He joined the Pension System in 1982. In addition to his 20+ years of Pension System management, Richard has been an employee-elected trustee of the City of Dallas 401(k) Board of Trustees for more than 10 years.

He served as the first President of the Society of Pension Professionals and holds the CPE (Chartered Pension Executive) organization designation.

He is an active member of the TEXPERS (Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems), NCPERS (National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems), and IFEBP (International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans). He was a co-founder of Texas Pension Executives. He is a frequent speaker and panelist at pension conferences.

Mr. Tettamant was a founder, charter trustee, and former secretary of the Earl Campbell Foundation (Austin, Texas). His other civic involvement included serving as director of the Children’s Hope Foundation (Dallas, Texas). He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.